Planning approval has been granted for a 23-unit affordable housing development for Link Group at Kilsyth Road in Kirkintilloch.
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The Scottish Government will be cracking down on Airbnb-style short-term lets with a new licensing regime due to be implemented before next summer.
Cade Wells, business development manager at CENSIS, discusses the role sensor-led smart technology could play in transforming housing in Scotland. We have seldom spent more time in our homes than now. Indeed, we have certainly never relied so heavily on technology in the home, which is helping
Mull and Iona Community Trust (MICT) and Ulva School Community Association (USCA) have been given the green light to build four affordable homes at Ulva Ferry on the Isle of Mull. MICT and USCA have appointed The Wee House Company to build the new homes. The construction of the homes is the cul
Former Cruden Estates director Dan Donald, now a trustee for homelessness charity Simon Community Scotland, reveals how a career in construction is shaping a few of the charity’s recent successes. Why did you get involved with the Simon Community in the first place?
London-based property developer XUSA has submitted plans to Aberdeen City Council to convert a disused office block in Dyce into a complex of modern apartments and public space.
Jon Kiddie, an advocate at Terra Firma Chambers, analyses concerns over the suitability of judicial review for challenging local authority decisions on homelessness. I recently gave a webinar presentation on the topic of homelessness and judicial review. Afterwards, discussion immediately focused on
Housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP will be discussing the steps being taken by the Scottish Government to tackle homelessness in Scotland at a free event with the Centre for Homelessness Impact. The Minister will reflect on their achievements to date, the ongoing challenges presented by the pandemic
Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has scooped the coveted Impact Award at this year’s Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards. The Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards celebrate the impact and achievements of responsible finance providers on the people and places of Bri
Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) is helping children do better at school by giving them free tablet computers. A total of 34 tablet computers have been provided to families in Knightswood, Drumchapel and Scotstoun to help them use the internet – and help the youngsters keep up with their scho
Barratt Homes has donated and fundraised over £6,800 to help local initiatives across the east of Scotland. From January to June, the Edinburgh School Uniform Bank, PlayMidlothian, Cramond Playgroup, Social Bite, Edinburgh Women’s Aid and Ashlee’s Neuroblastoma Appeal all received
Taylor Wimpey East Scotland challenged the children living within its Greenlaw Mill development in Penicuik to design a welcome flag for the site. The winning design by Precious Orjj, aged 10, has been produced into a flag that now flies at the entrance to the development which offers a bright welco
Weslo Housing Management has launched proposals for the transfer of all its homes and services after a strategic review found that it cannot afford to make the necessary improvements to its properties. The Bathgate registered social landlord (RSL), which manages and maintains around 2,300 homes prim
A joint planning application has been submitted by Partick Housing Association and Hanover Scotland to transform a vacant site between Bearsden Road and Crow Road in Anniesland.
Kingdom Housing Association’s groundbreaking Naumann Initiative has been adopted by PA Housing in Leicester.